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Look out for thumb infections

Thumb drive, jump drive, pen drive, flash drive, USB stick, USB drive (I prefer flash drive), whatever you want to call them, we love them; those handy little keychain-mountable storage devices that you plug into your computer’s USB port that have all but replaced...

Protect your new, shiny laptop computer

Laptop (AKA, “notebook”) computers are great. The small size and portability of laptop computers has turned them into the machine of choice for many people, me included. However, laptops have special needs that must be tended to if they are to remain trouble free....

Middle East cyberwar rages on

We’ve all seen the news coverage of recent battles in the Middle East between Israel and Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip. The weeks-long offensive by Israel into Palestinian-controlled territory has made headlines around the world, diverting attention from a...

Government snooping out of control

I love technology. As long as I can remember, I’ve always been attracted to things that have buttons, dials, switches, lights, antennas and circuit boards. It is an inescapable fact that modern society is dominated by technology. One down side of this situation is...

Get a computer education at the library

I am honored once again to have been asked to teach a computer class at the Norman Public Library. Beginning Tuesday evening, January 13 at 6:30 pm, I and whoever chooses to attend will dive headfirst into the dark underworld of computer and Internet security. It’s...